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loveless

[luhv-lis] / ˈlʌv lɪs /


ADJECTIVE
heartless
Synonyms


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What used to be an alliance of kindred souls is viewed by both sides today as a marriage of convenience, loveless and lacking basic trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

At first, the song is one big eye-roll: Just shut up and admit the truth, Chappell insists, before you get trapped in a loveless, heterosexual marriage of convenience.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

There was still drama, of course, but about his personal life - in one of the most popular episodes, he revealed he had been in a loveless marriage for many years and had a son.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

That he left Stratford-upon-Avon to begin his theatrical career after the birth of Hamnet and his twin sister, Judith, a few years later has added fuel to speculation that the Shakespeares had a loveless marriage.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against the loveless world.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin